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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1899
Page
7
Freeport ended the year with strong trade and industry activity, noting new city hall, modern school, homes, and a planned government building. A New Year program includes YMCA events, a Mohawk drama at Grand, and holiday closures across offices, banks, and mail service.
Friends gathered at his home to honor Dr. Poling with a royal surprise party. The group shared an enjoyable evening and presented him with an elegant easy chair as a keepsake.
Harry Dooms who umpired for the Freeport baseball club last year died recently in St Louis. A decade ago he was among the top minor league pitchers but fell into heavy drinking and died broken in health and penniless.
The church schedules its annual meeting with elections for one deacon two trustees clerk treasurer and a full set of Bible School officers to be held that evening at the church.
Large attendance at the Ridott shooting tournament Friday drew many Freeport residents. Capt. C. B. Kling exhibited steady aim, bringing down three ducks during the event.
Rev C H Holden will deliver an illustrated lecture on Both Sides of Life at the Baptist church tomorrow evening. Special music will accompany the event.
County Clerk Held issues licenses to J. W. Probst and Nettie Hoffmeister of Rock Grove and to H. G. Earnest and Cora Barnes of Pearl City, signaling formal approval for their marriages.
Freeport council of the United Commercial Travelers meets tonight at their hall over the State bank. Six candidates will receive the work.
The January 7 session of the Primary Teachers' Union features a lesson titled The Birth of Jesus conducted by Mrs. Thos Lenox. Selected readings will be read by Miss Serf.
Miss Kathrine Porter hosted an afternoon reception enjoyed by several of her lady friends in this community event recalling social customs of the period.
Officials announce will keep water office open all day and evening despite Monday being a legal holiday.
The Linda Fanciers association announces a poultry show to be held in Lanark all of next week. An elderly man in western Massachusetts who has worked for the Boston and Albany railroad over forty years could ride free on its cars but has never visited this city.
Coroner Currier lists inquests from January to December including William Guttmer of Winslow and Lydia Casford of Freeport among others. Weighmaster reports show 1899 loads weighed at 7,689 with receipts $768.90, monthly totals listed and a drop from 1898 and 1897.
The Stephenson County Farmers Institute program committee met to outline a two day event on January 17 and 18. Tuesday morning focuses on women with piano selections, talks on housekeeping, cooking chemistry, and parental school relations, plus recitations. Notable speakers include T. J. Van Matre of Fayette Wisconsin and Senator H. F. Aspinwall with other figures from Lake Forest DeKalb Harlem Mt. Carroll and Ridott.
In EN RAPPORT Jane Mauldin writes of clasped arms and unspoken peace. The speaker finds infinite rest and joy in beloved embrace and heartbeats that quicken for love. Some say life is a dream but they ask to dream on for love's sake in New Orleans Picayune.
In Chicago, a couple rushed into Justice Lyon's courtroom amid an assault case to wed instantly with a marriage license naming August Rohner and Marie Soss. The judge improvised a ceremony, asked for a ring, and tied the knot as spectators and an irate German elder swore outside. The assault case resumed afterward.
The fifteenth annual mid winter ball by the Go Home Early club drew about thirty-five couples to Maynard's hall in Freeport. The event featured gaily festooned rooms, skilled music by Gibler's orchestra, an elaborate dressy atmosphere, a sumptuous supper, and enthusiastic encores signaling broad approval.
Locals report nocturnal visits by a myriad of bats at Girard College Philadelphia dwelling under eaves of the central hall and around the chapel. Workers have dug out and killed scores of the creatures over several days.
A string of humorous musings on bravery finances and social life echoes through a Chicago Daily News snippet. It pairs wry lines about orgrne grinders hopeful partnerships with Trustle and reflections on self-made men and Christmas expectations.
Closing Board of Trade quotes show May wheat at 6.93, May corn 8.24, May oats 2.34, and Jan pork at 10.45. Cattle at 300 steady, hogs 24,000 active down, sheep 1,000 steady. Chicago receipts note 73 wheat cars and 28,000 hogs. Northwest counts and New York market data accompany.
The article recalls Nicolas Pouquet, famed favorite of Louis XIV, living at Vaux with grand gardens and tapestries. A fete costing 3 million francs showcased oriental splendor, canals, fountains, and groves. The opulence influenced Versailles while some speculations linked Fouquet to the Iron Mask, a claim the text disputes.
A London Mail excerpt surveys quirky South African expressions rooted in English and Dutch, recounting terms like voet sak meaning go away and pas op meaning look out. It notes phrases heard in Johannesburg and Cape Town, the humor of a dog named voet sak, and how locals used idioms amid colonial life.
A vintage health ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for spleen issues and stomach and liver ailments. The copy promises enhanced brain power and energy, urging readers to buy at Emmaert & Burrell’s drug store and to gift the remedy this Christmas season.
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